They're going to be eradicated and they know it.
Dez dias após um cessar-fogo frágil em Gaza, Donald Trump emitiu um aviso público e direto: se o Hamas violar os termos do acordo, enfrentará a erradicação. A advertência chegou enquanto pelo menos 45 palestinianos morriam em ataques israelitas e cada lado acusava o outro de ter rompido a trégua — um padrão antigo que ameaça desfazer meses de negociação mediada pelos Estados Unidos, Egito, Qatar e Turquia. Neste momento, a estabilidade de Gaza depende menos de palavras e mais da capacidade de dois adversários profundamente desconfiados resistirem ao peso da sua própria história.
- O cessar-fogo de 10 de outubro, com apenas dez dias de vida, já vacila sob o peso de acusações mútuas de violação — Israel diz ter respondido a tiros do Hamas; o Hamas nega ter disparado primeiro.
- Pelo menos 45 palestinianos morreram em ataques israelitas no domingo, adicionando mais mortes a um conflito que já ultrapassou 68 mil vítimas desde outubro de 2023.
- Trump, com o primeiro-ministro australiano ao seu lado, tornou pública uma ameaça calculada: o Hamas será 'erradicado' se não cumprir os termos — uma pressão retórica destinada a dissuadir a retomada do conflito.
- Os enviados americanos Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushner reuniram-se com Netanyahu em Jerusalém para discutir a implementação concreta do acordo, enquanto dezenas de países terão concordado em contribuir para uma força de estabilização internacional.
- A trajetória do cessar-fogo permanece incerta: a retórica escalada e as tensões no terreno mantêm aberta a possibilidade de um regresso à guerra total.
Da Casa Branca, com o primeiro-ministro australiano Anthony Albanese ao seu lado, Donald Trump lançou um aviso inequívoco sobre o frágil cessar-fogo em Gaza: o Hamas deve cumprir os termos do acordo ou enfrentar a eliminação. "Se não se comportarem, vamos erradicá-los, se necessário", disse Trump aos jornalistas. A declaração chegou num momento em que a trégua, com apenas dez dias, mostrava sinais preocupantes de desgaste.
No domingo, forças israelitas atacaram posições do Hamas em Gaza, matando pelo menos 45 palestinianos segundo a Defesa Civil de Gaza. Israel descreveu os ataques como resposta a tiros do Hamas; o Hamas negou ter disparado primeiro. Estas acusações cruzadas ameaçavam desfazer um acordo que levara meses a negociar, mediado pelos Estados Unidos, Egito, Qatar e Turquia, e que previa a libertação de reféns e prisioneiros, uma retirada israelita gradual e o aumento da ajuda humanitária.
Enquanto Trump falava em Washington, os seus enviados Steve Witkoff e Jared Kushner reuniam-se com Netanyahu em Jerusalém para discutir a aplicação prática do cessar-fogo. Trump sublinhou que as forças americanas não interviriam diretamente, afirmando que dezenas de países já concordaram em contribuir para uma força de estabilização internacional. "Israel interviria em dois minutos se eu pedisse", disse. "Mas por agora, não pedi."
O conflito que este cessar-fogo interrompeu começou a 7 de outubro de 2023, quando forças lideradas pelo Hamas atacaram o sul de Israel, matando cerca de 1.200 pessoas e fazendo 251 reféns. A resposta militar israelita destruiu grande parte da infraestrutura de Gaza e, segundo contagens palestinianas oficiais, matou mais de 68 mil pessoas, deslocando centenas de milhares. O acordo de 10 de outubro representou a primeira pausa nessa guerra devastadora — mas as pausas podem romper-se, e a facilidade com que as acusações ressurgiram no domingo mostrou como é ténue o fio que separa a trégua do recomeço.
From the White House, with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese standing beside him, Donald Trump delivered a stark message about the fragile ceasefire holding in Gaza. The agreement with Hamas, he said, came with a clear condition: behave, or face elimination. "If they don't do well, we're going to eradicate them, if necessary," Trump told reporters. "They're going to be eradicated and they know it."
The warning came as the ceasefire, now ten days old, showed signs of strain. On Sunday, Israeli forces had struck positions held by Hamas in Gaza, killing at least 45 Palestinians according to the Gaza Civil Defense. Israel characterized the strikes as a response to Hamas gunfire. Hamas denied firing first. These competing claims—each side accusing the other of breaking the truce—threatened to unravel an agreement that had taken months to negotiate.
While Trump spoke in Washington, his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in Jerusalem meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss how the ceasefire would actually be enforced. The agreement, brokered by the United States and mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, was supposed to unfold in phases: the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, a gradual Israeli withdrawal, and increased humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza. But the mutual accusations of violations were already threatening to destabilize it.
Trump insisted that American forces would not directly engage Hamas. Instead, he said, dozens of countries had already agreed to contribute troops to an international stabilization force in Gaza. He framed his approach as one of restraint—giving the ceasefire room to work. "Israel would intervene in two minutes if I asked," Trump said. "But for now, I haven't asked. We're going to give it a small chance and hope the violence decreases a little." He also argued that Hamas was weakened, partly because Iran, its primary backer, was in no position to help after American and Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in June.
The ceasefire itself was the product of a conflict that had consumed Gaza for more than a year. On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led forces attacked southern Israel, killing roughly 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel's response was a massive military campaign that, by official Palestinian counts, had killed more than 68,000 people in Gaza, destroyed nearly all of the territory's infrastructure, and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. The October 10 ceasefire represented the first pause in that grinding war.
But pauses can break. The Sunday strikes and the accusations that followed showed how easily the agreement could collapse. Each side was watching the other for signs of bad faith. Trump's threat—explicit and public—was meant to signal that the cost of resumption would be catastrophic. Whether it would hold depended on whether both Hamas and Israel could resist the momentum of their own conflict.
Notable Quotes
If they don't do well, we're going to eradicate them, if necessary. They're going to be eradicated and they know it.— Donald Trump, speaking from the White House
Israel would intervene in two minutes if I asked. But for now, I haven't asked. We're going to give it a small chance and hope the violence decreases a little.— Donald Trump
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why does Trump need to make this threat public? Couldn't he have said it privately to Netanyahu?
Public threats serve a different purpose. They're meant to be heard by Hamas, by regional actors, by the international audience watching. They're part of the negotiation itself—a way of raising the stakes visibly.
But doesn't that kind of rhetoric make it harder to back down later? If he says eradication is coming, what happens if there's a violation but he doesn't follow through?
That's the real tension. He's betting that the threat itself will prevent violations. But you're right—credibility gets tested. If Hamas calls his bluff, he either has to escalate or lose face.
The source mentions Iran can't help Hamas right now. How much does that actually matter to whether the ceasefire holds?
It matters because it removes one layer of escalation risk. If Iran were in a position to rearm or resupply Hamas, the ceasefire would be under pressure from multiple directions. Right now, Hamas is isolated in a way it hasn't been before.
What about the 45 people killed on Sunday? That's already a violation, isn't it?
That's the ambiguity. Israel says it was responding to Hamas fire. Hamas denies it. So both sides can claim the other broke the truce first. That's how these things unravel—not with one clear violation, but with competing narratives about who violated it.
And the hostages? Are they part of this phase?
Yes. The first phase is supposed to release hostages and Palestinian prisoners. But if the ceasefire collapses before that happens, those people remain trapped. That's what makes the next few weeks so precarious.